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EPITOME OF NEWS. A stranger called at the residence of Mr. Valentine Ryan, a Tipperary landlord, on Monday evening, and having obtained admission on the pretence that he wanted to take a farm, fired three shots at Mr. Ryan, who had a severe struggle with his assailant. The receipts on account of revenue from the 1st of April, 1887, when there was a balance of £ 5,850,107, to January 14, 1888, were £63,215,875, against £ 64,172,857 in the corresponding period of the pre- ceding financial year, which began with a balance of £ 5,625,914. The net expenditure was £69,188,184, against £71,828,048 to the same date in the previous year. The Treasury balances on January 14, 1888, amounted to £ 1,514,160, and at the same date in 1887 to £ 1,683,072. At a special meeting of the Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday a committee was appointed further to consider the provisions of the Merchandise Marks Acts as they affect the interests of merchants and manufacturers engaged in hardware and other trades of the district, and to draw up a resolution, or series of resolutions, for the consideration of the Associated Chambers at the forthcoming annual meeting. The Local Government Board have sent to Sheffield Dr. F. W. Barry, one of the inspectors of the Medical Department, to institute an inquiry into the serious epidemic of smallpox which prevails in the borough. Dr. Barry, who will spend some time in Sheffield, is inquiring carefully into the circumstances which have operated either to limit or to spread the disease, and his report will be looked forward to with great interest. The lad Saunders, who was charged with causing the death of a boy named Thorpe at Danbury, near Chelms- ford, on Sunday, has been brought before Mr. J. Thomasin Foster, J.P., and discharged. It was stated that during a brief period of consciousness the deceased admitted that the gun went off by accident. At the inquest on the body (Mr. J. Harrison, jun., coroner), a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. Mr. Pope, who was appointed umpire to arbitrate in the dispute between masters and men concerning the engineers' dispute at Bolton, has decided against the demand of the men for a return of the two shillings weekly taken from them in 1886. Mr. Pope considers that the state of trade does not warrant the step being taken. Mr. Justice Wills and a jury on Tuesday concluded the trial of two actions arising out of the tenancy of a house in Netherwood-road, West Kensington. After Mr. Charles Read had taken possession of the house under an alleged agreement with a house agent, he was ejected by Henry Cohen, acting for the Provident Asso- ciation of London (Limited), the association having entered into an agreement with another person to take the house. The jury found a verdict against the asso- ciation and Cohen, with zC300 damages, and in the second action brought against Mr. Read they found against the association. A turf commission agent, named Cooper, at Croydon, brought an action against Mr. Sidney Barnard, of Epsom, to recover JE50, the amount of a bet on Minting for the Two Thousand Guineas. At the trial of the case .on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Day, the issue turned upon the question whether the plaintiff acted as principal or agent, and the judge decided in favour of the plaintiff. An inquest was held at Chatham on Tuesday evening on the bodies of two women, Horne and Turner, who were burned to death in a fire at the house of Turner on Monday morning. The Coroner's Court was crowded, and much indignation was expressed at the callous conduct of both men, Turner and Home, who saved themselves by jumping from the window of the burning house, leaving the wife of the former and the mother of the latter to their fate. From the evidence it appeared that both men were intoxicated at the time of the occurrence, Turner being described by the police as "crying drunk and Horne as "drunk." A verdict of Death by misadventure was returned, and at the request of the jury the two men were severely censured by the Coroner for their unmanly conduct. A staff of good divers, with the electric light, worked incessantly all Monday night clearing the propeller of the transport Himalaya, at Queenstown; and, after much toil, succeeded in cutting the immense chain which had got wound round the screw. Thorough examination was again made on Tuesday morning in daylight, and it was reported to Admiral Carpenter that the propeller had sustained no injury. The Hima- laya is only detained from proceeding to sea through the prevailing easterly gale. At the Westminster Police-court on Tuesday, a man named Higgins, an organ grinder, was charged with persistently annoying the Rev. Dr. Hiron, a clergyman, by playing an organ in front of his house, and refusing to leave when requested. The complainant stated that he had been greatly annoyed by organ playing outside his house, sometimes after he had gone to bed. The magistrate said such an outrageous nuisance must be stopped, and fined the prisoner ten shillings. The Ramsgate Police-court was again crowded on Tuesday, when Alan W. Richardson was for the third time charged with unlawfully and maliciously wound- ing Charles Pillow with a revolver, on Jan. 1. Mr. W. A. Hubbard (Town Clerk) prosecuted, and said it would be necessary for him to apply for another remand. The condition of the three wounded men, he was pleased to say, had somewhat improved during the last few days, and although one was still in a pre- carious state, hopes were now held out of the recovery of the other two. He proposed simply to adduce medical evidence as to the condition of the injured men. Mr. J. H. Blakeney, house surgeon at the Rams- gate Seamen's Infirmary, said that Pillow had much improved lately, but he was not yet out of danger. The Bench then granted a further remand. Mr. J. Jacobs, Conservative, was on Monday elected member of the Birmingham Town Council for All Saints' Ward by a majority of 237 votes. This is the first time that a Conservative has been returned for the ward since the incorporation of the borough. His success is all the more significant, because All Saints is the most populous of the three wards in Mr. Chamber- lain's division of West Birmingham. The death-rate of London rose last week to 23-6 per thousand annually. The mortality from whooping- cough is nearly double the average. Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Took, and the Duke of Teck, with Princess Victoria and Princess Adalphus and Francis, terminated their visit to the Earl and Countess of Warwick, at Warwick Castle on Saturday. Several thousand persons attended Kennington Oval on Saturday, when the ninth annual football match between teams representing the North and South divi- sions of the country was played, the Northerners win- ning by three goals to one. In the Court of Appeal, on Saturday, the defendants in the action, Millican v. Sullivan and others," sought to have discharged the injunction granted by Mr. Justice Manisty restraining them from interfering with the plaintiff in the discharge of his duties as surgeon of the Queen's Jubilee Hospital. In the result, the judgment referred to was reversed, with costs of the appeal. In receiving the congratulations of the officers of the Sofia garrison on New Year's Day (O.S.), Prince Ferdiaand said that events might soon force Bulgaria to defend her rights, and added: "You will then see that I can die for the defence of our country." It is stated that the delay of the Powers to take concerted action against Prince Ferdinand is due to the insist- ance of the Porte to obtain an understanding as to the ultimate settlement of Bulgarian affairs. A Rome correspondent telegraphs that the Pope on Sunday canonised ten saints in the "loggia" over the portico of Saint Peter's, and afterwards celebrated mass in the presence of 3000 persons, including some 400 archbishops and bishops The members of the Congress of the National Society of French Teachers were formally received on Saturday, after a week's work, by the Lord Mayor of London and the Lady Mayoress, at the Mansion House. An address was read, and the Lord Mayor, in reply, recommended the society to secure efficiency among French teachers by the issue of a diploma. The proceedings were con- ducted in French. Light refreshments were served at the close of the ceremony. The ceremony of opening the Phcenix Club and In- stitute for Working Men and Lads at Ratcliff was per- formed on Saturday night by Mr. C. T. Ritchie, M.P. There was a large gathering of ladies and gentlemen present, and a resolution,- moved by Lord Wolmer, hoping that the club would be prosperous, was seconded by the Bishop of Bedford, and carried. The conference of the Teachers' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland was concluded on Saturday at the Society of Arts in London. Dr. T. D. Morse, Vice- President of the Council, presided, and papers were read by Dr. Wormell, head-master of the Middle Class Schools, Cowper-street; Mr. C. Colbeck, M.A. Mr. H. W. Eve, M.A., Dean of the College of Preceptors and Miss Hughes, Principal of the Cambridge Training College. All hope has been abandoned for the safety of the steamship Darien, of Newcastle, which left Cardiff on the 26th lilt, with a cargo of coals for Leghorn, and has not since been seen or heard of. She is 11 days over- due, and it is feared that she has foundered in the Bay of Biscay. She had a crew of 28 all told, many of whom were Cardiff men. Important additions to two large iron-producing works in West Cumberland are about to be made, steel- making plant being added. The Whitehaven Iron Company are going to put down steel rail-producing plant. The Lowca Engineering Company (Limited), Parton, are adding jE30,000 to their capital to establish works for the manufacture of Siemens-Martin steel for ingots and castings, and the rolling of steel sheets and bars. The Bolton police made an arrest at Bury on Satur- day night, which it is thought will throw light on the incendiarism at Bolton Theatre Royal. The man, whose name is Preston, formerly worked at the theatre, as also for the Bolton Billposting Company, on whose premises he was found concealed on the night of the fire. It is alleged that he made certain admissions to the woman with whom he lodged, which are likely to implicate him in the crime. A powerful addition has been made to the effective list of the Royal Navy by the completion, for foreign service, of the new first-class cruiser Warspite, which has been built at a cost of £ 560,000. The Warspite is fitted with machinery of 10,000 horse-power, with a speed ofl7 knots an hour. She is armed with four 22-ton and several 6-inch guns, together with a strong equip- ment of quick-firing guns and torpedoes. On Saturday afternoon the inquest was concluded regarding the death of Dr. Thomas K. Wheeler, of Belfast. A good deal of evidence was given as to his getting a lotion made containing some prussic acid, and, on his assistant going to paper up the lotion bottle, of his drinking the contents, from the effects of which he died. The verdict was that the doctor com- mitted suicide while in a state of temporary insanity. Two goods trains came into collision at Rugeley, Trent Valley Station, on Saturday. The engines were greatly damaged, and the drivers had a very narrow escape. The traffic was delayed for some time. The signals were against one of the drivers, but he could not stop his train in time to prevent the collision. On Saturday, at Wolverhampton, Frank Royston, acting manager of Messrs. Miller and Elliston's My Sweetheart" Musical Comedy Touring Company, pleaded guilty to embezzling over S5, the money of his employers, and was sentenced to two months' imprison- ment with hard labour. It was stated that the prisoner had been forgiven a like offence in October last involv- ing a sum of £ 50. A blizzard has swept over the North-western States of America, embracing a more extensive area than any yet recorded. Many persons are reported to have perished. A fire has occurred in a wholesale establishment in the neighbourhood of Indianopolis, by which property to the estimated value of one-half to three-quarters of a million dollars has been destroyed. The troubles in Manitoba resulting from the desire of the Conservative party for a system of local govern- ment, and also from their proposals for railways to the United States boundary and Hudson Bay still con- tinue. To these difficulties the retirement of Mr. Norquay, the late Premier, was due, and on this account Mr. D. E. Harrison, his successor, has now also resigned. Mr. Greenway (L) has undertaken the formation of a new Ministry, Mr. Norquay assuming the leadership of the Opposition. The form of the working men's memorial to the late Rev. A. H. Mackonochie, to be erected on the spot where he died, will be a cairn of stones, having a flat stone in front, with a cross and suitable inscription. The Bishop of Argyll and the Isles has secured the per- mission of the owner of the estate for the erection of the memorial. The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland on Saturday hunted with the County Down Staghounds. The meet was at Drumbo, about ten miles from Belfast, and was very largely attended by members of the hunt, visitors, and tenant-farmers of the district, from all of whom his Excellency had a most hearty reception. A dower house is being erected for the Duchess of Albany in the Claremont grounds at Esher. The foundation-stone was laid by the young Duke of Albany: and the mansion, which is to cost about £7000, will be finished by his birthday, in July. News from Bonny states that a British Protectorate has been declared over the Oil Rivers from the right bank of the Benin to the Rio del Rey. All the markets of the interior have been thrown open. By command of the Prince of Wales, Grand Master of the Freemasons of England, donations have been transmitted for the poor-boxes of several of the Metro- politan Police-courts, out of the sum placed at the dis- posal of his Royal Highness by Grand Lodge for assist- ing in some slight measure to relieve the prevailing distress. Mr. Alderman Duncan, one of the oldest members of the Cardiff Town Council, died at his residence, at Penarth, on Saturday morning, from bronchitis. The deceased gentleman was the founder of the South TVales Daily News and the Echo. He was also proprietor of the Cardiff Times. After conferring with some Irish ecclesiastics recently, the Pope exhorted them to use all their in- fluence to restore tranquillity and respect for the law in their country. Serious collisions are reported to have occurred between the officials and the peasantry in Madeira, in consequence of an attempt to enforce a tax which the poorer people refused to pay. Lives are said to have been lost on both sides, and troops have arrived from Portugal. Lord Salisbury has caused a communication to be sent to the Hull Chamber of Commerce and Shipping stating that there is reason to believe that the Russian Government will shortly appoint an official committee to consider the revision of the Customs tariff and regulations. Mr. Shaw Lefevre, M.P., addressed a political meeting at Tunstall on Monday night, in the course of which he repeated his statement that other members of the Cabinet of 1885 besides Lord Carnarvon had led the Irish members to believe that they were in favour of some form of Home Rule. Lord Salisbury himself and Lord Randolph Churchill had done so. This he stated on the authority of Mr. Justin M'Carthy. The following letter has been received from the Home Secretary, in reference to the Jubilee Memorial to the Queen, signed by 1,132,608 women of England: "Madam,—I have had the honour to lay before the Queen the loyal and dutiful address placed in my hands by a deputation appointed for the purpose numerously signed by women interested in the cause of temperance in this country, on the occasion of the com- pletion of the fiftieth year of her Majesty's reign and I have the satisfaction to inform you that her Majesty was pleased to receive the same very graciously.—I am, Madam, your obedient servant, HENRY MATTHEWS. Mrs. E. Spring, 60, Mount-pleasant, Liverpool." The Bishop of London fixed April 10th and 11th for the next session of the Diocesan Conference. Mr. Mattinson, the Conservative candidate for the Walton Division of Liverpool, met the Conservative Committee on Monday evening and for the first time addressed them as their candidate. Resolutions pledg- ing the meeting to use every effort to secure the return of Mr. Mattinson were carried with enthusiasm. The St. James's Gazette states that Lord Charles Beresford has placed his resignation in Lord Salisbury's, hands, and that other changes at the Board of Admiralty are probable. The reorganisation scheme is reported to have fallen through. Lord and Lady George Hamilton returned to the First Lord's official residence at the Admiralty on Monday, from a short visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales at Sandringham. Captain 1-1. C. Wylly, of the Derbyshire Regiment, has been appointed Station Staff Officer of the Dar- jeeling Hill Depots of the Indian army. On the recommendation of the Indian Government a. good service pension has been conferred upon Major General Apneas Perkins, R.E. Mr. R. D. Mason, C.B., Inspector General of Hospitals and Fleets, has been awarded a good service pension of £ 100 a year. Sir Henry G. Harnage, Bart., died at Belleswardineji., his seat in Shropshire, on Friday last. He was the only son of the late Sir George Harnage, Bart., by Carolinp Eleanor, daughter of the late Mr. Bartlett Goodrich, of Saling Grove, Essex. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in March, 1866, and in October the same year married Elizabeth Sara Maude, third daughter of the Rev. Richard Egremont, Wroxeter, Salop. For some years he was an officer in the South Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry, and served the office of High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1875. By his death, in default of issue, the baronetcy becomes extinct. The Deanery of St. Asaph is about to become vacant through the resignation of the Very Rev. Herbert A. James, appointed in 1886, who has accepted the Prin- cipalship of St. David's College, Lampeter, in succes- sion to the Rev. Herbert. E. lloyle, appointed Hulsean Lecturer in Divinity at Cambridge. The Deanery of St. Asaph is in the gift of the Bishop of the Diocese, and is of the annual value of £700. Mr. Henry Manners (Lord Salisbury's Private Secre- tary), writing to Mr. Thompson, Secretary of the Liverpool Demonstration Committee, says that every arrangement made for Lord Salisbury when at Liver- pool was most satisfactory and admirable, and his lordship was greatly pleased and gratified at the singu- larly cordial kindnesses which he everywhere received during his visit there. An inquest was held on Monday, at Hapton, on the body of James T. Hill, the joods guard who was killed by the railway collision at Hapton, near Accrington, during the fog of last week. Hill was not in his van, but was standing by the side of the train, and was killed by a splinter. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death," and expressed the opinion that the pointsman gave the driver of the express the signal "Line clear" under the impression that the' goods train had passed into the siding. b Robert Preston, a bill-poster, of Bury, was brought' on Monday before the Bolton magistrates, and re- manded, on a charge of burglary. It was stated that the prisoner was formerly employed at the Bolton theatre, but was discharged for misconduct, and that he broke into the premises of the Bolton Bill Posting Company on the morning when the Theatre Royal was burned down. It was also alleged that he was on the theatre premises. Alderman Sir John Staples, K.C.M.G., who recently served the office of Lord Mayor of the City of London, died on Monday morning at his residence in Avenue- road, after an illness of about a week's duration. Sir John, who was 73 years of age, had been a member of the Corporation of London for many years-first as a member of the Court of Common Council and next as alderman of Aldersgate Ward, where he succeeded Mr. Alderman Besley in 1877. He served the office of sheriff in the same year with the late Mr. Alderman Nottage. He was Lord Mayor from November, 1885,. to November, 1886, and during his year of office he raised a large sum for the relief of the unemployed in London. At the close of his year of office he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in recognition of his connection with the hospitalities to the colonial delegates. A man named Burnett was charged, at the Liverpool' Police-court on Monday, with stealing five shillings at a National League meeting in Everton on Sunday, and also with assaulting an official. It was stated that pri- sioner ran away with the collection, which had been placed in a drawer, and, when chased, assaulted his- pursuer. This was alleged to have been part of a con- certed attack on the meeting, windows being broken, and the chairman assaulted. No statement was m tde as to the cause of the attack. The. prisoner was remanded. (.Treat indignation has been excited in sporting circles in the neighbourhood of Taunton by the wholesale slaughter of foxes which has been carried on for some time by enemies of foxhunting. The Taunton Vale, foxhounds, of whichCaptain Fitzroy is the master, have been out eight or nine times without meeting with sport, in a country where foxes at one time abounded. This led to an investigation, and it was discovered that in one parish as many as half a score of gins had been laid, and that the foxes had in consequence become' almost extinct in the district. Captain Fitzroy, being unable to show sport, resigned the mastership, but a meeting was held at which he was induced to reconsider his decision, the owners of covers to be communicated with in order that a stop might be put if possible, to the trapping of foxes. All the more surprise is felt at what has occurred because the Hunt Committee have a very substantial poultry fund, and deal liberally in the way of compensation with tenants who may suffer from-, the depredations of foxes.

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